Mr. UMESH CHANDRA
Advisor, Renewable Energy

Mr. Umesh Chandra has over twenty-five years of proven experience in advisory business. Mr. Chandra’s core expertise is in the power/energy/renewable and infrastructure sectors. His experience includes a balance between public sector development projects and the private sector transaction business. In public sector development work, he has worked with government officials and state implementing agencies in policy, planning, strategy and decision making. In the private sector, he has assisted stakeholders in decision making across value chain from project conceptualization/development to due diligence, investment structuring, capital raising and financial closing. Mr. Chandra is trained in project economic and financial evaluation techniques, project design and structuring, and international procurement procedures. He has a flair for deal conceptualization/structuring, contract negotiation, strategic analysis and market/competitor intelligence. Mr. Chandra has a MBA from the US, a master’s degree in industrial management, a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from India. He has obtained Certification in Climate and Renewable Energy Finance and in Renewable Energy Applications. He has served on Boards of listed and private companies and is passionate about mentoring/guiding companies through expansion/growth. Mr. Chandra originally from India, is a naturalized citizen of the United States of America (USA) and presently spends times between Dubai, UAE, India and Singapore.